Hongkongers will not be disqualified from receiving the HK$2,000 consumption voucher on July 16 even if they fail to reply to the government's eligibility-check SMS messages within three days. A government spokesman said residents will not lose their eligibility even if they do not reply to the texts. But voucher scheme representatives will call or send another message if people do not respond to the first text, he said. Authorities, meanwhile, have recorded a dozen suspected scams using "verification messages." Chong also said more than 10 suspected cases of voucher scams have been referred to police.

Source: The Standard July 06, 2023 02:47 UTC